delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 The appellant youths in this matter, B.I. and N.G. (Youths), appeal from orders entered in the Eighth Judicial Youth Court, Cascade County (Youth Court), revoking their Consent Adjustments and committing them to area youth homes. We affirm.
¶3 Did the appellant Youths waive their right to challenge the constitutionality of §41-5-1512, MCA, which allows a youth court to enter judgment and proceed to disposition if a youth is found to have violated a consent adjustment?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶4 The Youths in this matter each entered into an informal Consent Adjustment without Petition (Consent Adjustments) in the Cascade County Youth Court. Each Youth subsequently violated certain aspects of the Consent Adjustments and, as a result, the State filed petitions to revoke the adjustments in the Youth Court. The Youth Court held hearings on the State’s petitions in which the Youths were represented by counsel and admitted the аlleged violations. The Youth Court then revoked the Consent Adjustments and proceeded to formal disposition under §41-5-1512, MCA. The Youths appealed and we consolidated the separate cause numbers for our review. A brief summary of each case is provided below.
¶5 I. In re B.I., Cause No. ADJ-08-104, Cascade County:
¶6 In 2008, B.I. entered into a Consent Adjustment in which she admitted committing the offenses of Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia by possеssing a pipe and Obstructing a Peace Officer by withholding information and giving false information during a drug investigation. B.I. was not represented by counsel at the time she agreed to the Consent Adjustment, which required B.I. to refrain from using drugs and report to a local youth home. B.I. acknowledged that the Consent Adjustment was voluntary and that any violations could result in formal disposition before the Youth Court.
¶7 Two days after B.I. еntered into the Consent Adjustment, B.I. failed to appear at the youth home and tested positive for marijuana. The State filed a petition with the Youth Court alleging that B.I. had violated the terms of her Consent Adjustment. The Youth Court held a hearing on the State’s petition. During the hearing B.I. was advised of her rights including the right to explain, argue, and rebut the allegations. B.I. answered “true” to the State’s allegations. B.I.’s cоunsel stated that B.I. was willing to start drug treatment, juvenile drug treatment court, and did not object to being on probation for a minimum of one year. B.I.’s counsel, however, also stated the following:
[Y]our Honor, this has been a continuing issue, restriction of moving from dispositional-er moving from revocation on informal*185 consent adjustment to formal disposition. And that matter-we did file a writ to the Supreme Court on thosе questions regarding the common practice in this court right now.
B.I.’s counsel did not provide a substantive explanation of the application for the writ or expand upon his concern with “moving frоm revocation on informal consent adjustment to formal disposition.” Instead, counsel generally stated that the issue was “procedural.” The Youth Court then noted that a stay in the matter had not been ordered and proceeded to formal disposition under §41-5-1512, MCA. The Youth Court reinstated B.I.’s probation and placed B.I. in an area youth home. We denied B.I.’s request for supervisory control аnd granted B.I. an out of time appeal. In denying the writ, we stated: “[i]t is not clear whether the youth has raised her complaints against the trial court’s procedures in the trial court, and what decision, if any, the trial court has rendered thereon.”
¶8 II. In re N.G., Cause No. ADJ-07-149, Cascade County:
¶9 In 2007, N.G. entered into a Consent Adjustment in which he admitted committing numerous offenses, including disorderly conduct, theft, and runaway. N.G. agreed to be placed on probation for 12 months (or until released sooner) and to abide by the conditions of his probation. N.G. was not represented by counsel at the time he entered into the Consent Adjustment, but acknowledged that the program was voluntary and that he could be required to appear in Youth Court for disposition if he violated any terms of the Consent Adjustment.
¶10 Three months after he entered into the Consent Adjustment, N.G. missed several days of school and did not appear at required meetings. The State filed a petition to revoke and requested a hearing. N.G. appeared with counsel at a hearing in Novеmber 2007 in which he answered ‘hot true” to the State’s allegations. A few days after the hearing N.G. left home without permission. N.G. was not picked up until March 2008. During a detention hearing before the Youth Court, N.G. stipulated that he violated the terms of his release. In a separate hearing, on June 4,2008, N.G.’s counsel stated that N.G. was prepared to change his answer to the petition to revoke. N.G. changed his аnswer to “true,” and the State provided recommendations for disposition, which included that N.G. be placed in an area group home. Counsel for N.G. informed the court that he did not have the opportunity to speak with N.G. about the State’s recommendations and stated the following:
[YJour Honor, this is another consent adjustment case. And we would argue, of course, from proceeding to disposition. I did take*186 another case up on a writ, and the Supreme Court responded that it needed to be brought up on appeal, and so it is still in that process.
The Youth Court inquired about the status оf the writ application and was informed that it had been denied. The Youth Court then placed N.G. in a group home and ordered N.G. to comply with the conditions of his probation for one year. N.G. appealed.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶11 Whether a person has been denied due process of law presents a constitutional question of law; our review of such questions is plenary. In re the Mental Health of E.T.,
DISCUSSION
¶12 After a preliminary inquiry, the Montana Youth Court Act authorizes a probation officer to enter into a Consent Adjustmеnt Without Petition, or informal disposition, with a youth who, among other things, appears to be a youth in need of intervention. A youth in need of intervention is generally defined as a youth who commits “an offensе prohibited by law that if committed by an adult would not constitute a criminal offense,” including, for example, a youth who violates Montana law regarding alcoholic beverages or exhibits behaviоr that is beyond the control of the youth’s parents. Section 41-5-103(51)(a), MCA.
¶13 Consent adjustments are voluntary and must be signed by the youth and the youth’s parents or the person having legal custody of the youth. Section 41-5-1302(l)(а), MCA. Various dispositions may be imposed by consent adjustment, including probation, placement in a youth home, restitution, and counseling services. Section 41-5-1304, MCA. When a youth is found to have violated a consent adjustment, a youth court is authorized to enter judgment and make a variety of dispositions pursuant to § 41-5-1512, MCA. Although considered formal disposition, the Montana Youth Court Act does not require a cоunty attorney to file a formal charging petition when a youth is
¶14 N.G. and B.I. challenge §41-5-1512, MCA, which allows a Youth Court to enter judgment and make various dispositions if the youth is found to be a youth in need of intervention or to have violated a consent adjustment. The Youths claim that § 41-5-1512, MCA, is unconstitutional both on its face and as applied because it provides for formal revocation and disposition based upon admissions made through an informal, voluntary means. The Youths argue that without a formal charging petition, “the State and the youth court effectively take the informal admissions and equate them аs formal admissions or equate them as a finding of a youth in need of intervention.” According to the Youths, by proceeding in this manner, the State is relieved of its burden of proof and the Youths’ constitutional rights аre violated.
¶15 In response, the State argues that the Youths waived the sole issue on appeal-whether §41-5- 1512, MCA, is constitutional-by fa iling to properly object to the issue in the Youth Court. The State rеlies on our decision in State v. West,
¶16 We agree with the State that the Youths did not properly preserve their argument that §41-5-1512, MCA, is unconstitutional. In order to preserve an objection for appeal, a party must state grounds for the objection that are sufficiently specific. See State v. Benson,
¶17 Affirmed.
Notes
Under the Montana Youth Court Act, the State is not required to file a formal petition when a youth has violated a consent adjustment. The State must file a petition if the youth is a delinquent youth or a youth in need of intervention. See Section 41-5-1401, MCA.